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- Andy Warhol
- Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987), better known as Andy Warhol, was an American artist who was a central figure in the movement known as Pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, an avant-garde filmmake...
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Napoleon Bonaparte was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic, Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français). He was also King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhi...
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- Napoleon Bonaparte: Rise and Fall of an Emperor
- From a position of relative obscurity, Napoleon rose to become Emperor of most of Europe, and a primary symbol of his time. He was a dictator, but he initiated beneficial reforms and had a very liberal outlook, maintaining socially progressive views. Yet Napoleon did not retain his power through his...
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- Ernest Hemingway
- Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist whose writing style was so widespread that it may be glimpsed in most contemporary fiction, as writers draw inspiration either from Hemingway himself or indirectly through writers who ...
- Oprah Winfrey
- Oprah Gail Winfrey is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of ...
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- Emily Dickinson
- Although virtually unknown in her lifetime, Emily Dickinson, together with Walt Whitman, has come to be regarded, as one of the two quintessential American poets of the 19th century. Noted for her unconventional broken rhyming meter and use of dashes and random capitalization as well as her creative...
- Elvis Presley
- Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer, musician and actor. He is a cultural icon, often known simply as Elvis; also "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King".